EP 3417453 A1 20181226 - ACTIVE CONTROL OF A READ/WRITE HEAD FOR REDUCED HEAD-MEDIA SPACING
Title (en)
ACTIVE CONTROL OF A READ/WRITE HEAD FOR REDUCED HEAD-MEDIA SPACING
Title (de)
AKTIVE STEUERUNG EINES SCHREIB-/LESEKOPFS FÜR REDUZIERTEN KOPF-MEDIEN-ABSTAND
Title (fr)
COMMANDE ACTIVE D'UNE TÊTE DE LECTURE/ÉCRITURE POUR UN ESPACEMENT TÊTE-SUPPORT RÉDUIT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201662295681 P 20160216
- US 2016039787 W 20160628
Abstract (en)
[origin: US9666229B1] The invention generally relates to a system for achieving reduced head-media spacing (HMS) in a hard disk drive (HDD) by providing active control over the positioning of a read/write head relative to a rotating magnetic data recording and reading surface of a disk. The system is configured to monitor and adjust positioning of the read/write head in real, or near-real time during disk rotation to maintain the HMS between a magnetic transducer of the read/write head and the disk surface within a defined range, generally between 1.0 nm and 10.0 nm, and, in some embodiments, approximately 4.3 nm. The system replaces the conventional an air bearing surface (ABS) design with a fully active suspension to maintain the head flying height within the desired range. The system further allows for each of the magnetic transducer and disk surface to be to be devoid of any overcoat or lubricant layers.
IPC 8 full level
G11B 5/48 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G11B 5/4833 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 5/58 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 5/6017 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 5/6058 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 21/21 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 9666229 B1 20170530; CN 108701470 A 20181023; CN 108701470 B 20210223; EP 3417453 A1 20181226; EP 3417453 A4 20191016; US 10304492 B2 20190528; US 2017236542 A1 20170817; US 2017278542 A1 20170928; US 2018130495 A1 20180510; US 2019341077 A1 20191107; US 9734864 B1 20170815; US 9881644 B2 20180130; WO 2017142583 A1 20170824
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 201615194833 A 20160628; CN 201680081811 A 20160628; EP 16890866 A 20160628; US 2016039787 W 20160628; US 201715405738 A 20170113; US 201715621593 A 20170613; US 201715848685 A 20171220; US 201916422350 A 20190524